Dear colleagues,

 

Please consider nominating a book for the ICA Journalism Studies Division Book Award. This year’s deadline for nominations is March 15, 2017.

 

This award honors a book published in the previous five calendar years (between January 1 and December 31). The selection committee judges each nominated book on several criteria:

1)      the importance of the problem it addresses to the journalism studies division;

2)      the relevance of the topic to the field of communication as a whole;

3)      the quality of writing and argument;

4)      the strength of evidence it presents.

 

The committee, consisting of Thomas Hanitzsch, Chris Peters, David Ryfe, and Barbie Zelizer (Chair), will consider all nominated books, available book reviews, reputation of the publisher, and any other submitted evidence regarding the book's quality from independent sources, along with nominating letters and its own assessment of the nominated books. Authors must be current members of ICA and the Journalism Studies Division. Most award-winning books address a scholarly audience, but books aimed at a general readership while satisfying the criteria for the prize are also eligible. Single and multiple authored books as well as research-based books resulting from an ongoing scholarly collaboration can be considered. Textbooks, handbooks and edited collections are not eligible, and books may be nominated only once. Self-nominations are not accepted.      

 

The following requirements also apply to this award: 1) Nominating letters must specify why the book should receive the award, assess the importance of the book to both the Journalism Studies Division and to ICA, and demonstrate the quality of its writing, argument and evidence; 2) The packet should include copies of all available evidence of the book's quality from independent sources, such as reviews.

 

To nominate for the JS Division Book Award please contact Barbie Zelizer ([log in to unmask]). See also the General Nomination Guidelines of the ICA (http://www.icahdq.org/about_ica/awards/generalnomination.asp).

 

Arrangements should be made with the publishers of nominated books for five copies to be shipped to ICA Headquarters (see address on web page, please ensure the packet is marked “ICA Journalism Studies Division Book Award Nomination”).

 

Thank you and best regards,

 

Chris Peters (on behalf of the committee)

 

 

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